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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Any of several types of hoofed ruminant mammals of the family ''Cervidae'' including reindeer, elk, caribou, and moose. Male deer and a few females have deciduous [ | + | Any of several types of hoofed ruminant mammals of the family ''Cervidae'' including reindeer, elk, caribou, and moose. Male deer and a few females have deciduous [[antler|antlers]]. Deer are native to all continents except Australia and Antartica. They have been hunted since prehistoric times for their meat, skin, and antlers. |
| − | See also [ | + | See also [[deer glue]], [[deer hair]], [[deerskin]] and [[buckskin]]. |
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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 14:54, 13 January 2014
Description
Any of several types of hoofed ruminant mammals of the family Cervidae including reindeer, elk, caribou, and moose. Male deer and a few females have deciduous antlers. Deer are native to all continents except Australia and Antartica. They have been hunted since prehistoric times for their meat, skin, and antlers.
See also Deer glue, Deer hair, Deerskin and Buckskin.
Synonyms and Related Terms
hjorte (Dan.); Hirsche (Deut.); ciervo (Esp.); cervidés (Fr.); Cervidae (It., Port.); hertachtigen (Ned.); jeleniowate (Pol.); hjortdjur (Sven.);
Additional Images
Deer
White-tailed deer
Authority
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "Deer." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2004. Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. 29 Apr. 2004 .
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deer (Accessed Nov. 2, 2005)